Any 680x0 based information, repairs, images, upgrades and other cool stuff that is not Atari and Amiga based but based on the Motorola 68K range of processors
rubber_jonnie wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 3:37 pm
That AES is super cool looking though...
Trouble is that I just feel the need to sit down after looking at prices.
For sure it is.
I experience the same situation sometimes... For instance, I was looking at Falcon's prices for years and was saying to myself that spending so much bucks for just a retro computer is pure madness, when finally I got my own Falcon for a decent price and after a long time of expectation.
So the moral of this story is that patience is a virtue, and you finally always get what you want provided you can wait.
HigashiJun wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:52 am
For sure it is.
I experience the same situation sometimes... For instance, I was looking at Falcon's prices for years and was saying to myself that spending so much bucks for just a retro computer is pure madness, when finally I got my own Falcon for a decent price and after a long time of expectation.
So the moral of this story is that patience is a virtue, and you finally always get what you want provided you can wait.
I've been collecting for a long time now (20+years) and totally agree, patience is very much needed. My Apple ][e and TRS-80 Model 1 are good examples, I waited ages to get both as prices were stupid, then in 2022 I got both for reasonable prices.
The Saturn on the other hand, I managed to get really quickly and very cheap. It's a bit like fishing, some days you get nothing, but others you get lucky, it's just a matter of waiting patiently.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
HigashiJun wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:54 am
@rubber_jonnie
Good to be on the same wavelength.
Indeed it is
I do have to temper my spending for a little while though as I've just ordered a new car, so expensive stuff is out for a little while.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:06 am
I do have to temper my spending for a little while though as I've just ordered a new car, so expensive stuff is out for a little while.
rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:06 am
I do have to temper my spending for a little while though as I've just ordered a new car, so expensive stuff is out for a little while.
Yup, but it's easier said than done...
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
